All of these photos were taken by me on Monday during my visit to the Botanical Gardens. I planned on this just being a Wordless Wednesday post with photos until I visited the Gardens website and found that due to budget cuts etc... the gardens will fall to demise unless they begin charging an entrance fee. There have been mumblings and rumors about this over the past year with a lively debate. Now you all know that I am there on a regular basis. If it has to permanently close I WILL NOT be a happy camper. The gardens have always been free unlike all the other venues in that area to include the DeYoung Museum, The Academy of Sciences of which you almost have to be a millionaire to afford their entrance fees, The Japanese Tea Garden and the Conservatory of Flowers. My position is that the Botanical Gardens should begin implementing fees. Why not? Everyone else charges fees to maintain their venues. If you buy a membership to the gardens which is as low as $60.00 per year, round...
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have a fab weekend, Joanne!
Josep, they are pretty unusual and the gardens have many species. I just found a new one that I'll be posting later on.
Ann, thanks, they are fascinating to see. I've see some more different ones out there as well.
Andrea, I just came across the red species the other day and took some shots. It's gorgeous so I'll be posting those at a later date. I think my Oly was defective. It began getting very hot to the touch and after about four months just stopped working. I loved it and it took great pics but I don't know what happened. My new GE so far is working fine. It took these pics.
Icy, thanks, there are some very unusual ones at the gardens.
Diane, :D thank you very much. Have a great weekend
You always have so special flower to share, nice work!
maiaT, Thank you, I'm lucky that our Botanical Gardens has such a variety.
That plant reminds me of something that is making me hyper at the minute :-)
Very striking plant portrait.
joco/uk
Erika B